Ireland vs Scotland: Key moments
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Ireland only narrowly defeated Scotland 17-13 at the Aviva Stadium to become back-to-back Six Nations Champions despite a late comeback from Scotland.
Here are some Key Moments:
13' Sheehan capitlises on overthrow
George Turner overthrows the lineout on their 5m, it’s caught by Sheehan and he has a simple run-in from close range to score the first try of the evening
59' Key defensive set from Scotland
Ireland put multiple phases together in Scotland’s 22m as their forwards continued to carry, coming agonisingly close to the line on a number of occasions. However, Scotland’s courageous defence got rewarded with a knock on from replacement Gary Ringrose followed by a penalty at scrum time to relieve pressure for the Scotts
65' Ewan Ashman sin bin
Ewan Ashman gets penalised for being offside and gets a yellow card for the third consecutive penalty in Scotlands 22m
66' Ireland finally breakthrough the Scottish defence
Cameron Redpath made a try saving tackle moments before however Scotland paid the price for being down to 14 men. Ireland execute a special play 5m out from the try line. The forwards ran dummy lines and a reverse pass out the back to Andrew Porter for the prop barrel over.
75' Harry Bryne sin bin
Harry Bryne made head contact with Finn Russell which forced the Irish down to 14 men for the rest of the match
77' Scotland take advantage through Huw Jones
Jones steps out and beats Robbie Henshaw to make a line break and score under the poles. Russel converts and puts Scotland within 4 points of the Ireland
Scotland began looking more dangerous on attack making metres upfield with Ireland a man short in defence, however after a knock on in contact Ireland regaind possesion and held onto it before kicking the ball out of play to secure the Six Nations Championship.
Final Score: Ireland 17-13 Scotland